Peter Randall-Page

A beautiful film by Jim Stephenson of ‘Art Barn’ designed by Thomas Randall-Page for Peter Randall-Page.

Proud to present Art Barn, an archive and sculpture store designed by Thomas Randall-Page, which has won critical acclaim in the press. You can read Rowan Moore’s review in the Guardian here.

ABOUT THE PROJECT
In 2011, Peter Randall-Page bought a nondescript, modern cow barn deep in the Devon countryside. He commissioned his son Thomas to convert it into an archive and store for his work. Crafted by Peter’s in-house team of trusted artisans, this 9 year long, father-son collaboration is clear evidence of how architecture can benefit from being done slowly.
A series of industrial scale shutters in cedar and galvanised steel playfully fold and slide, revealing a complex, multi-layered space within a mute and unassuming exterior. Inside the vast day-lit gallery, a freestanding ‘creature’ stands on stone hooves. Known as the ‘Winter Studio’ this room-within-a-room is the project’s nerve centre. It is wrapped in a dark cork and warmed by a wood-burning stove. Beyond its door, a balcony offers long views out through the tree canopy and across the valley. As the building is re-shuttered on departure, the balcony folds back flat, effortlessly becoming part of the wall again.

“Wood, stone, galvanised steel: the materials and technologies are simple, local and agricultural. The luxury is the time we spent talking, thinking and drawing.”
Thomas Randall-Page

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